The writings of Rachel Corrie
Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner
Performances by Sana Wazwaz, Andrea Shaker, and Sharon Mansur
Winona State University

This multimedia educational event will center feminist solidarity with Palestine in honor of women’s history month. Performances by Sana Wazwaz, Andrea Shaker, and Sharon Mansur will be integrated throughout the evening. 

The community reading of My Name is Rachel Corrie documents the life of Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. 

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is a one-woman play composed from Rachel’s own journals, letters and emails—creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, Salvador Dali–loving chain-smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left her home and school in Olympia, Washington, to work as an activist in the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

In the three sold-out London runs since its Royal Court premiere, the piece has been surrounded by both controversy and impassioned proponents, and it has raised an unprecedented call to support political work and the difficult discourse it creates.    

Free, Reservation Requested 

Palestine Partners will be selling beautiful, handmade crafts from a women’s cooperative in the West Bank at this event. 

The Palestinian economy is in ruins from the ongoing occupation. Even those with jobs find it extremely difficult to work with the increased violence and travel restrictions. A key source of income was selling handcrafts to tourists, a source now practically non-existent.

You can support Palestinian families and communities with your purchase or donation at the event, or online through Palestine Partners. 

More on Rachel Corrie

• Play: My Name is Rachel Corrie, 2008-2009
• Rachel Corrie articles, 2003-2024